News Release

News Release

SIU Concludes Investigation into Lindsay Collision Following Police Pursuit

Case Number: 26-OVI-185   

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SIU Investigating After Two People Hurt in Kawartha Lakes Police Pursuit

Mississauga, ON (13 August, 2026) ---
In the early morning of April 19, 2026, Kawartha Lakes Police Service officers were dispatched to investigate a 911 call in which a woman was heard pleading with the driver of a vehicle to let her out. At the scene, an officer came across a BMW. Aware of the police cruiser, the BMW driver accelerated away. Shortly after, the female 911 caller exited the vehicle. The officer continued to pursue the BMW. In the area of Victoria Avenue South and Glenelg Street West, the BMW driver lost control and collided with several vehicles. The 20-year-old male BMW driver and his 32-year-old female passenger were extricated from the vehicle and transported to hospital for treatment of serious injuries. On his assessment of the evidence, SIU Director Joseph Martino determined there were no reasonable grounds to believe that the officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the collision. 

Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision): https://www.siu.on.ca/en/directors_reports.php.

If you or someone you know has been negatively affected by an incident under SIU investigation and would like support, the Affected Persons Program is here to help. You can reach us at 1-877-641-1897. Support is free, confidential, and available 24/7, every day of the year.

The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials (municipal, regional and provincial police officers, police officers with the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, special constables with the Niagara Parks Commission and peace officers with the Legislative Protective Service) that may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault and/or the discharge of a firearm at a person. All investigations are conducted by SIU investigators who are civilians. Under the Special Investigations Unit Act, the Director of the SIU must

  • consider whether the official has committed a criminal offence in connection with the incident under investigation
  • depending on the evidence, cause a criminal charge to be laid against the official where grounds exist for doing so, or close the file without any charges being laid
  • publicly report the results of its investigations

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Monica Hudon, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES